Fasting by the One Who Sees the Crescent Alone and Whose Testimony Is Not Accepted
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Question:
He says, may Allah reward you: In your explanation of *al-Zad*, you state that the correct view regarding the one who sees the crescent but does not act on his testimony is that he is not obligated to fast.
Answer:
Yes, that is the second opinion, because his ruling is the ruling of the Muslims. He does not fast while the Muslims are breaking their fast,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 697Hasan (Darussalam), so he remains with the Muslims and does not separate from them. This is the correct view, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says, may Allah reward you: In your explanation of *al-Zad*, you state that the correct view regarding the one who sees the crescent but does not act on his testimony is that he is not obligated to fast.
Answer:
Yes, that is the second opinion, because his ruling is the ruling of the Muslims. He does not fast while the Muslims are breaking their fast,
The fast is the day the people fast, the breaking of the fast is the day the people break their fast
الصَّوْمُ يَوْمَ تَصُومُونَ وَالْفِطْرُ يَوْمَ تُفْطِرُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 05/ دورة علمية في شرح كتاب الصيام من الروض المربع / جماع الصائم / صالح الفوزان / الفقه — youtube.com (56:32)
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